In the Transport decarbonisation plan the Department for Transport (DfT) recognised the role local areas and regions have in reducing emissions from transport. One of the ways we committed to support this was by publishing a toolkit for local authorities.

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide advice to local authorities on planning and taking measures to reduce carbon emissions from transport by:

• highlighting the benefits of different interventions
• setting out the actions local authorities can take to reduce carbon emissions
• sharing best practice and lessons learnt from case studies of successful schemes already delivering local benefits
• signposting local authorities to other published guidance and methodologies

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure: help for local authorities has also been published.

Longer term plans for decarbonising transport

Our toolkit is one example of how we are supporting local authorities to decarbonise transport.

We will also make quantifiable carbon reductions a fundamental part of local transport planning and funding and are currently updating our guidance on local transport plans to help local authorities do this. We plan to publish the new guidance, along with technical advice on quantifying carbon in this context later in 2022.

Contact

The toolkit has been developed in partnership with Energy Saving Trust.

For further queries, contact LAToolkit@est.org.uk.